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Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Title: Benton Clark Decker papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1921
Collection Number: 74078
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 1 envelope
(0.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, lectures, notes, and photographs, relating to activities of the U.S.S.
Tennessee, Spanish neutrality, and refugees in the Middle East, during World War I.
Creator:
Decker, Benton Clark, 1867-1933
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Benton Clark Decker Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Rear admiral, United States Navy; captain, U.S.S. Tennessee; naval attaché to Spain.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, lectures, notes, and photographs, relating to activities of the U.S.S. Tennessee, Spanish neutrality, and
refugees in the Middle East, during World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
Officers
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations
World War, 1914-1918 -- Spain
World War, 1914-1918 -- Middle East
Spain -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Spain
United States. Navy
Tennessee (Battleship)